Drapery-suspension fixture



2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Jan. 51, l1927 April 29, 1930. c. w. KlRscH DRAPERY SUSPENSION FIXTURE Filed Jan. 51, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented PHQZQ, 930

CIHIARLLIES.A KIRSCH, OIF SJURGIS, MICHIGAN, .ASSIGN0R5 BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, .T0

Kissen COMPANY, or'V sTUReIs, timmeren, A oonronnrion on MICHIGAN i 'DRAPERY-SUSPENSION-'FIXTURE Application led January 31, 192'?.4 Serial No. 184,693.V

I vThis invention relates to improvements 'in the kdrapery suspension art and moreparticularlyto that type ofdevices designated curtain poles as distinguished from curtain rods,l

and hasfor itsseveral objects to provide a curtain pole and associated drapery supporting and operating means arranged and cont structed to provide smooth and easy traverse of the suspension means on the supportingv pole, provide ,carriers included in the sus-V pension means whichare so engaged with `the pole as Ato beheld against removalr and rotation relatively to the latter 'andare so engaged with'ringsior the like-.to which the 'draper'ies are attached as to maintain said ringsorthe like disposed ,in a given position relatively to 'the pole;` vvherein the carriers y for saidringsorthe, like are so coupled as l gmaster carriers of the pole.

to cause all of thesame to be suitably spaced from each other when the draperies are disposed with their meeting edges in contact with each other or overlapped and to relieve the draperies ofV all strains incidentv to the operation of spacing them from each other and bringing 'them` together;f and to provide means for so associating thedraperies with thesuspension means as to permit'the former to readily adjust themselves tothe relative positions of the latter'.V A

c The invention 1n its preferred embodiment kissuitaloly illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

" Figfl is'a plan view 'ofar curtain-P01e equipped with suspension means and operat-V ing' devices therefor! constructed in accordance with the invention, the suspension means-being shown partlyA in section.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detailplan view onan enlarged scale of the curtain pole of AFig-.1 to illustrate a detail of construction. Fig. 8 is a transverse section on the line es ofrig. 2.` A

` Fig. 4 is a perspective viewfof one ofthe Figu is a perspective view of .one ofthe intermediatecarriersof theI pole. Y N

Fig. 6 is a view similarto Fig. 1 showing a modifiedform of construction.

i VFig.' 'Thisv afragmentary front elevation of pole and suspension device constructed iny and of various cross-sectional shapes, is here illustrated asbeing.y cylindrical. This pole isfprovided with a longitudinal groove 2, vhere shown as having a fiat bottom and perpendicular side walls, in which tliere'is suitably mounted a conventionalC-shaped cur- AVtain rod 3 havingy its wall exposed, .the flanges 4 bordering'the slot inl said rod being utilized to supportlcarriers longitudinally slotted 5 and 6' for rings 7 Y or equivalent devices I from which draperiesl are suspended.v Each slide15 kor 6` comprises Ia flat plate having i parallel end flanges 8 provided with side rey .cesses 9 in which .theI said flanges 4 engage. Each slide is alsogequipped with means for attaching a cord thereto, the slides 5 being what are known as adapted to be attached jto the ends of the draw-cord 10. `Onlytwo of the slides 5, are

used` and each thereof is provided between its ends with a slot 111 bordered at one side by a hookslike proj cord'10 being passed ,through said'slot and over the said'projection to firmly but detachably secure said cord to the slide with resort to knotting. v f

Each slide or'carrier 5 and 6 is provided with whatI termv a saddler in which the ring V7 is engagedv to hold the latter against movement longitudinally ofthe carrierv and also ymaintain it `perpendifcularly disposed relatively to the pole yl to`v thus maintain vall lthe said rings 7 parallelwith each other.

master slidesand being ectionV 12, afloop'fof' the The saddles, in the instance illustrated, con-V Y V 15` being` inclined to. diverge from the sur` from the side edges of the ion red and carriers capable of functioning sub-l stantially as the rod and carriers herein illustrated function. It will also be obvious that other drapery suspension devices than the specific type herein illustrated may be associated With the carriers Withoutl departing from the invention as deined in the appended claims. g

In every instance wherein it is `desired to employ the draw-cord 10 to manipulate the Y draperies suspended from the membersl 7, a

pair ofrmaster slides 5 disposed for supporting the members 7 carrying the meeting edge portions, is employed, together with such number of the slides or carriers 6 as may be 'desired to Vsupport the members 7 carrying vthe outer edge and intermediate portions of the. draperies. but if the draw-cord 10 is omitted all slides used will be of the type of Fin'. 5. Y j v t will be obvious that Where the drawcord 10 is employed, the necessary sheaves therefor-must also be provided, the particu-` lar manner of associating the sheaves with theiod 3 being selective according to other details of construction such, for example, as are illustrated and describedin Letters Patent No. 1,494,429 datedMay 20, 1924; Nos. 1,606,580, 1,606,581, and 1,606,582 dated Nov.

'9, 1926, modified as far as necessary to adapt them to this particular purpose.

The above described structureV presents a very easily Vand smoothly voperable fixture wherein no movable part contacts With the pole surface to marthe same or hinder its free travel; l

In place of usingitherings 7, the substantially semi-circular metallic suspension members 20 (Figs 6,A 7 and 8), which may be shaped between their extremities as desired to simulate-'Wooden rings of the type shown inFigs. 1 and 2 or to present an'ornamental appearance, may be employedv some of said members 20 being shown inv Fig. -6 as flat vsemi-cylindrical piecesof sheet metal riveted `to the carriers.

The members 20 are provided at their ends with flat flanges 21 and 22, the upper flanges 21 being pivotally secured to` projections 23 on slides 25, substituted for slides 5 or 6 and of generally similarV construction. The lowerflanges 22 of said members 20 are provided Withperforations to pivotally engage the drapery attaching means such as the members 50.

The rod 3 is preferably of lesslength than the pole ,1 and itsgroove 2 to provide spaces beyond the ends of the rod toV receivevthe cord per the upper edge portion of the-drapes s o as to sheaves 26, 27, and 28 and carriers 29 and 30 therefor, over which the draw-cord 10 is trained in the customary manner, the pole being provided with an opening 31 through which a loop of the cord 10 is passed to depend for manual operation of the'slides or carriers 5.

ln the operation of the carriers or slides 5 and 6 or their equivalents wherein the suspension members are capable of swinging on a horizontal axis, it not infrequently happens that, because of the fact that all slides eX- cept the master-slides, are moved to spaced position by tension on the upper edge of the drape, that resistance to movement of the `slides causes the suspension members carried `thereby to swing onsaid horizontal axes of their pivotal connections with the slides and strike Vthe lower portion of the pole and not only mar the same but bind thereon. To overcome this and also obviate the necessity of plaiting the drapes and secure the several advantages heretofore pointed out preceding the brief descriptions of figures in the drawings, l provide the slides 5 and 6 with angularly to the top face of said slide, thev cord 45 being adapted to be wedged between said tongues 48 and the end Walls ofthe opening 47 to prevent relative longitudinal movement between the cord and thev slide. The projections 14 and 15 back of the tongues 48V are provided in their opposed edges adjacent their junctures With the plate or body of the slide, with recesses 49 through whichV the cord 45 also passes and in Which it is wedged.` The recesses49 are'provided in those projections. 14`and l5 which oppose the Window casing so that the portions of the coi-d4() spanning the spaces between consecutive slides Will be maintained invisible fand, when slack, will project the resulting loops toward `said cas-4 ing. The cord thus connects the masterslide With the nextV succeeding slide and the latter With the next succeeding and so on. As

the meeting of the master-slides limits the movement of. the entire chain associated with 'each thereof, the cord 45 terminatesat the last slide of each chain or series ofslides and serves to space all of the latter equi-distantly, or as desired, from each other in the order of their succession with respect to ,themaster-slide as the latter moves from an end portion toward the middle of the pole.

' This spacing ofthe slides by means of the ii ts the omission of pl'aits along way between their ends to the lowermost portions of the rings 7 or members 20 for rotan tion aboutfverti'cal axis and provided at their extremities with hooks 51 to engage in cord loops 52 stitched to the drapesto thus provide spaced points of support of less span than the distance between centers of successive slides to thusprevent sagging, as above suggested, and permit the slack portionsof the drapes between successive slides to arrange themselves in convolutions as shown in Fig. 8. If,

however, plaiting is resorted to, it will be obvious that the spacing-cord 45 will. alone bear all of the tension stress necessary to move the-slides 6 as the master-slide is movedtoward the middle of ther curtain rod or poleV so that the rings 7 or members 42O will not be caused to swing on the horizontal pivotal axes of connectionw-iththe slidesfv The vtype of slide 2O shown in 7,r 8, and 9 may be provided with means for readily attaching the vcord 45 thereto, this consist- V' ing in providing the plate or body 25 of said slide with end flanges 53 yprovided with edge recesses 54 and injprovidingr angular wedge slots or recessesV 55 in the two end `'portions of said plate 25, the mouths of said recesses communicating withthe slot out of which the Y flange 23 is struck up. A loopt-ofthe cord 45 is engaged and wedged into the said recesses 55` and its side portions engaged in the recesses 54. y v

It-will be understood, of course, that they several means `for engaging loops offthecord 45 with the slides 5 and 6 shown are merely exemplary of suitable and convenient devices adapted to the purpose, the invention residsuspension devices spacing Vmeans other than the drape or drapes secured to and supported vby said devices. v

Practically all separable rdraperies areoperated by means of draw-cords and this feature of the present invention relating to spacing of. slides or carriers from each other independently of the draperies, is more particularly applicable Vto draw-cord operated devices. It will also be observedthat the spacing cord or its equivalent in combination with the slides forms an articulate drapery carrying structure.

In the case of ciated that the sharp edges of the projections 15 forming the saddle supports for said rings will, by reason of biting of the sharp edges into the rings, prevent the latter from Vrotating about the vpole axis so that said saddles coact with the spacing-cords 45 to maining, as I amfinformed, in the use ofslide or the `rings 7, it will be appre tain the rings always-in the same position ywith respect to the pole in which vthey are normally held by the weight of the draperies, lI claim as my invention :'4 v.

1. In a curtain or drapery fixture includ-, ing a rod, draperyr carriers slidably mounted 'on said rod, drapery'suspension' devices pivotally associated with said carriers for swing'- `ing on horizontal axes extending transversely of the vrod, and drapery attaching bars pivotally mounted upon the lowermost -portions of said suspension VdevicesV for rotation about `1vertical axes.'

`2. Inacurtain ordraperyfixture including a rod, drapery carriers f'slidably' mounted-l onV said rod, drapery suspension devices piv-I otally associated with said carriers for swinging on horizontal axes extending'transversely of the rod, and drapery attaching bars piv- Iotally'mounted upon the lowermost portions of said suspension devices for rotation about allv of said carriers. j

3. In a curtain or drapery fixture including a rodi, drapery carriers slidably mounted ing onhorizontal axes extending transversely ofthe rod, and drapery attaching-bars pivotally mounted upon'the lowermost'por-s tions of said suspension devices for rotation about vertical axes, a spacing cord common t vertical axes, and a spacing cord connecting toall of said carriers, and a draw-cord oonnectedwith one of said carriers.

4. A curtain fixture comprisinga 'curtain pole having a longitudinal slot therein bordered by opposed metallic flanges constituting a pair of rails, drapery carriers mounted pairs of upstanding projections on said carriers, and drapery vsuspension devices detachably mounted on said carriers and engaged bysaid projections to hold the same against longitudinal movement relatively to said carriers, said projections presenting sharp for travel on said rails and equipped with Y projections engaging underneath the same,l

edges engaging said devices to prevent movement thereof laterally of said carriers.

, 5. A curtain pole provided with a longitudinal groove, a conventional hollow, 1ongitudinally slotted curtain rod'mounted inl said groove and having its slotted wall disposed in the mouth of said groove, sheaves j and carriers therefor mounted in said groove between the ends of said rod and the ends of said pole, two sets of carriers, each including a master carrier, engaged with the slotted wallv of said rod and slidable on the latter, a

draw-cord engaged with said sheaves and said master carriers, and drapery suspension devices mounted on said carriers.

` 6..A curtain pole provided with a longitudinal groove, a conventional hollow, longitudinally slotted curtain rod mounted in said groove and having its'slotted wall disposed in the mouth of said groove, sheaves and .carriers therefor mounted 1n said groove Vbetween the ends'of'said rod and the ends of said pole, two sets of carriers, each including a master carrier, engaged with the slotted Wall of said rod and slidable on the latter, a draw-cord engaged with said sheaves and said master carriers, and spacing cords engaged with said master carriers and the remaining carriers of each of the respective sets. 'K

7. Avcurtain fixture including a pole having a longitudinal groove, flanges overhanging said groove, traveling carriers compris ing plates having end flanges projecting into said groove and provided with side recesses in which said flanges engage,'upwardly extending pairs o side projections on said Y plate bordering spaces,'drapery suspension rings engaged 1n said spaces, and means on sald plate for detachab-ly engaging a cord therewith. l

CHARLES Vf. KIRSCH. 

